Cheluvappa Rajkumar, Selvendran Selwyn
Nursing and Midwifery, Australian Catholic University, Watson, ACT 2602, Australia.
Department of Surgery, St. George Hospital, Kogarah, NSW 2217, Australia.
Nurs Rep. 2022 Jan 18;12(1):22-28. doi: 10.3390/nursrep12010003.
(1) Problem: The increasing incidence and prevalence of infectious diseases in Indigenous Australians (Aboriginal groups and Torres Strait Islanders) are concerning. Indigenous Australians experience the burden of infectious diseases disproportionately when compared to non-Indigenous Australians. (2) Aim: Our report aims to describe how to apply Strengths-Based Nursing (SBN) to ameliorate the impact of the most common infectious diseases in Indigenous Australians. Specifically, we aim to describe how nurses can use SBN to partner with Indigenous Australian communities to remediate, control, and mollify the impact of the most common infectious diseases encountered by them using their limited resources. (3) Methods: Meticulous PubMed, Google Scholar, and web searches were conducted pertaining to Strengths-Based Nursing and common infectious diseases in Indigenous Australians. (4) Findings: The two groups of infectious diseases considered are sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and infectious skin diseases (including parasitic infestations). The prevalence of these infectious diseases in Indigenous Australians is deliberated on, with data when possible, or known trends and impacts. Finally, existing, evidence-based, prudent, and possible SBN approaches are discussed towards tackling these infectious diseases judiciously with available local resources, in conjunction with the support of impacted people, their families, and their communities. (5) Discussion and Conclusion: The SBN approach is a relatively new perspective/approach to clinical and nursing care. In contradistinction to the commonly utilised medical model, SBN pits strengths against deficits, available resources against professional judgment, solutions against unavailable items, and collaborations against hierarchy. In light of the current situation/data, several SBN approaches to combat STIs and skin infections in Indigenous Australians were identified and discussed for the first time in the "Results" section of this paper.
(1) 问题：澳大利亚原住民（原住民群体和托雷斯海峡岛民）中传染病发病率和患病率的不断上升令人担忧。与非澳大利亚原住民相比，澳大利亚原住民承受着不成比例的传染病负担。(2) 目的：我们的报告旨在描述如何应用基于优势的护理（SBN）来减轻澳大利亚原住民中最常见传染病的影响。具体而言，我们旨在描述护士如何利用SBN与澳大利亚原住民社区合作，利用他们有限的资源来补救、控制和减轻他们所遇到的最常见传染病的影响。(3) 方法：针对基于优势的护理和澳大利亚原住民中的常见传染病，在PubMed、谷歌学术和网络上进行了细致的搜索。(4) 结果：所考虑的两类传染病是性传播感染（STIs）和传染性皮肤病（包括寄生虫感染）。文中讨论了这些传染病在澳大利亚原住民中的患病率，并尽可能提供了数据，或阐述了已知的趋势和影响。最后，讨论了现有的、基于证据的、审慎的以及可能的SBN方法，以便在受影响人群、其家庭和社区的支持下，利用当地可用资源明智地应对这些传染病。(5) 讨论与结论：SBN方法是临床和护理领域中一种相对较新的视角/方法。与常用的医疗模式不同，SBN强调优势而非缺陷、可用资源而非专业判断、解决方案而非不可用的物品、合作而非等级制度。鉴于当前的情况/数据，本文“结果”部分首次确定并讨论了几种用于应对澳大利亚原住民性传播感染和皮肤感染的SBN方法。
